Drain-pipe turner



(No Model.)

W. W. STIOKNEY. DRAIN PIRE TURNER.

Patented Deo. 26, 1882.

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PATENT- anion,

WILLIAH W. STICKNEY, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DRAIN-PIPE TURNER.

SPECIFIATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,549, dated December 26, 1882.

Application filed April 1S, 1882. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concer-n Be it known that I, WILLIAM WIER STICK- NEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful machine for turning over heavy socket drain-pipes while in the plastic condition, of which' the following is a specification.

M v invention relates to improvements for handling heavy socket drain-pipes made of clay or other plastic material. In making such pipes the socket end is usually formed first, so that the pipe when completed stands on its socket end, supported by whatis called the socket-plug, but the pipe must be turned socket end up before setting it away to dry, because the weight of the pipe, which is ot'ten as milch as four hundred pounds, would otherwise crush the socket if unsupported bythe socket-plug, and the object of my invention is to enable any common workman 0f ordinary intelligence to turn over, 'end for end, vany socket drain-pipe while in the plastic condition easily, quickly, and without injury to the pipe. Iattain this object by the mechanism illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in

' which- Figure l is a vertical section through the center of the entire machine, the wooden frame in which it. works, and the socket-pipe standingin it,read v to beturned over. Fig.2 is atop iew ot the machine and socket-plug, the pipe being` left oit'. Fig. 3 is a front view ot' the cradle for preserving the cylindrical forni of the pipe while turning. This cradle is semicylindrical in form, and made to tit the side of the pipe, each size ot' pipe requiring a dilferent/degree oi'concavityin the cradle. Fig. 4 is atop view of the cradle standing on end. Fig. 5 is a side view ofthe cradle standing on end. Fig. Gis a top view ofthe upper partof the machine with the pipe standing in it and the end board clamped on, ready to be turned over. Fig. l' is a front view ot' the clampingbars and screws. Y

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A B C D is the wooden frame, which constitutes the, foundation of the machine, and to which the stationary parts of it are made fast, and this frame should be sel:- up under the floor ot' the room in which the. pipes are to be made. directly under the pipe-press, and at such au elevation that the top A D ot' the frame shall be even with the iioor.

A B B A is a frame hung on axes .C C', on which it revolves freely when not held stationary b v the spring-latch D.

E F F E is a movable frame, sliding up and down, as required, through the guide-holes at H and H, and carrying the frame A B B A by the axes C U.

I I is the windlass, by which, in connection with the rope J J J, the pulleys K K, and the counterpoise L, the fraaie E F F E is moved, carrying the frame A B B A,with its contents, up or down, as required.

M and M are guide-rods to steady the movement of thc frame E F F E and keep it plumb.

N is the ratchet, and 0 the dog, which, in connection with the windlass I I, the rope J J J, the pulleys K K, the counterpoise Il, and

the frame E F F E', holds the frame A B B A', with its contents, at any required elevation.

A socket-plug, P P, corresponding in form to the inside of the socket of' the pipe required to be made, is attached by the screw Q, to the center ofthe cross-bar B B ot' the frame A B B A; and R R is the pipe resting ou the socket-plug P P as .it stands when completed.

S S is the end board, to be clamped iirinly to the small end of the pipe to prevent any longitudinal displacement while turning, and the cradle, Fig. 3, is to be clamped iirmly to one side of the pipe to prevent any lateral displacement and preserve the cylindrical form ot' the pipe while turning.

The usual method of making socket drainpipes of plastic clay is to press the clay through an annular opening in the bottom of a cylinder lled with clay, directly under which the socket-plug is placed inside a socket-die,which forms the socket as the clay is pressed down into it. y

In Fig. l the pipe R R is represented as standing on the socket-plug P P with the end board, S S, and. the cradle, Fig. 3, firmly clamped to the pipe by means ot' the clampingbars U U and the screws V V Vf and thc brace-pins W and W', all in readiness for turning the socket end up, but in order to illustrate IOO more clearly the adjustments and action of this machine, suppose the pipe, with the cradle, the end board, and the clamping-bars and screws all removed, leaving the revolving frame empty of everything except the socketplug.

At'ter fastening the frame A B B A' in an upright position -by means of the springlatch D, provided for that purpose, elevate the frame A B B A' by turning the wiudlass I I till the socket-plug P P enters the socketdic bolted to the overhanging clay-cylinder, and hold it there till the socket is formed. Then reverse the windlass and lower gradually as the pipe issues from the annular opening in the bottom ofthe clay-cylinder until a pipe ot' the required length is produced. Then cut the pipe oft' with a knit'e. made for that purpose, and continue to lower the pipe till it will swing` clear of the die above in turning, and interlock the dog and theratchet. N. Then apply the cradle, Fig. 3, to that side ofthe pipe which will be the bottom while turning, by inserting the diagonal cleats Y Y on the ends -T T' of the cradle into the. corresponding grooves, Z Z', in the legs B B ot the trame A B A', and slipping the cradle down in this diagonal direction till it; lits accurately the side ot the pipe. Then place the end board, S S. on the top end of the pipe, and place the clamping-bars in the slots in the ends ofthe legs B B ot' the frame A B B A', and put inabove them the brace-pins VVV W', and clamp the end board, S S, by turning the screw V so as to separate the clamping-bars, thus pressing the upper one, U, against the brace-pins W Wand thelower one,U',against the cleats on the end board,.S S; also clamp the cradle by turning down the screws V' V" till theytoueh the upper ends of the side pieces, TT', ot' the cradle, and prevent it from moving longitudinally, while the diagonal cleats Y Y' and 'the diagonal grooves Z Z prevent the cradle from moving in any other direction. The pipe is now ready to turn over, end for end, and one man can do the work by pulling out the spring-latch D, and rotating lthe handwheel X half round, thus accomplishing easily and quickly what requires the services of several men by the old methods of turning socket-pipes. After the pipe is turned socket end up disengage the dog O from the ratchet N, and lower the pipe to the door, in which there should be an opening sufficient to admit the clamping-bars and screws, so that the cleats ofthe end board, S S, may` rest tirmly on the Hoor. Then pullout the pins W and W',Which will allow the clamping-bars to -t'all on the hangers E and E' and theA cradle to slide out ofthe diagonal grooves Z Z. Then elevate the frame A B B A', carrying up the socketplug out of the socket, thus leaving the pipe standing iree and clear on the floor, ready for the trncknian to take it away to dry.

The combination of the windlass I I with` the rope J J J, the pulleys K K, and the counterpoisc L is substantially the same as what has commonly been in use for similar purposes long prior to my invention, and I do not therefore base any claim on` such combination considered by itself.4

What I do claim as my invention, and desire Y to secure. by Letters Patent, is-

1. The frame E F F E', in combination with the. windlass I I, the rope J J J, the pulleys K K, and the connterpoise L to support and raiseand lower the. socket-plug P P, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The frame A B B A', in combination with the socket-plug P P, the axes C C', the handwheel X, the spring-latch l), the clampingbars U and U', the screws V V' V", the bracepins W W',.and the frame E F F E' to facilitate turning the pipe l It on the axes C C', substantially as herein set forth.

IVILLIAM WIER STIGKNEY.

NVitnesses: i

H. G. WILSON, G. D. GREENE, Jr. 

